Exodus 1:17
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17 But the midwives feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live.(A)
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Acts 5:29
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29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.[a](A)
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- 5.29 Gk than men
Exodus 1:21
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21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.(A)
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Luke 12:5
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5 But I will show you whom to fear: fear the one who, after killing, has authority[a] to cast into hell.[b] Yes, I tell you, fear that one!(A)
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Matthew 10:28
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28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[a]
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- 10.28 Gk Gehenna
Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that is the whole duty of everyone.(A)
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Acts 4:18-20
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18 So they called them and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.(A) 19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge;(B) 20 for we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard.”(C)
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Daniel 6:13
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13 Then they responded to the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the interdict you have signed, but he is saying his prayers three times a day.”(A)
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Daniel 3:16-18
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16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to present a defense to you in this matter. 17 If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire and out of your hand, O king, let him deliver us.[a] 18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods and we will not worship the golden statue that you have set up.”
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- 3.17 Or If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us, he will deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire and out of your hand, O king.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)
Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,(A)
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Psalm 31:19
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19 O how abundant is your goodness
that you have laid up for those who fear you
and accomplished for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of everyone!(A)
Genesis 42:18
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18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:(A)
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Hosea 5:11
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11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,
because he was determined to go after vanity.[a]
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- 5.11 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 8:13
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13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.(A)
Nehemiah 5:15
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15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.(A)
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Micah 6:16
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16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri[a]
and all the works of the house of Ahab,
and you have followed their counsels.
Therefore I will make you a desolation and your[b] inhabitants an object of hissing,
so you shall bear the scorn of my people.(A)
Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death,
those who go staggering to the slaughter;(A)
12 if you say, “Look, we did not know this”—
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it?
And will he not repay all according to their deeds?(B)
Genesis 20:11
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11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.(A)
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